威廉王子婚期将至英国国民.docVIP

Britains Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton (L) pose for a photograph in St. Jamess Palace, central London November 16, 2010.　 　　　Royal?courtiers?were pondering on Wednesday how to?tailor?the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton to the austere times and Britons began betting on the likely date for the ceremony.　　本周三，英国皇室官员们开始考虑如何在当前的严峻形势下打造威廉王子和凯特?米德尔顿的婚礼，而英国国民们也开始给婚期下注。 　　The wedding -- which according to one estimate will boost Britains economy by nearly $1 billion -- has been widely hailed as a welcome?respitefrom budget cuts and?belt-tightening.　　这场婚礼预计将给拉动英国经济增长近10亿美元，因为能够暂缓英国政府的削减预算和财政紧缩政策而广受欢迎。 　　But amidst the celebrations and the flood of congratulations from around the world, it has also raised the awkward question of who shouldfoot the bill.　　然而，就在皇室举行庆祝活动并接到来自世界各地的祝贺的同时，一个棘手的问题也浮出了水面，也就是谁来买单。 　　Buckingham Palace confirmed it was due to sit down with royal advisers to work out the details, but was?tight-lipped?on a likely date or whether the ceremony could be held at the kind of venues that hosted his fathers and his grandmothers nuptials.　　白金汉宫已确认将同皇家顾问一起商讨婚礼的细节问题，但对于婚礼的举行日期，以及婚礼是否会在像威廉父亲和祖母结婚的这种场所进行，他们没有透露。 　　Queen Elizabeth married at Westminster Abbey. Charles and the late Princess Diana tied the knot at St Pauls Cathedral.　　伊丽莎白女王的婚礼是在威斯敏斯特大教堂举行的。查尔斯王子和已故的戴安娜王妃则是在圣保罗大教堂举行的婚礼。 　　William and Kate, both 28, have so far revealed only that the wedding will take place in either the spring or summer next year with bookmakers tipping July and August as favorites.　　威廉和凯特今年都是28岁。迄今为止，两人只透露说婚礼将在明年春天或夏天举行。博彩公司认为七月或八月结婚的可能性较大。 　　Bookmaker Graham Hill said July was marginally ahead on 15/8 with August at 2/1.　　博彩商格拉汉姆?希尔说，赌7月的赔率是15/8，8月的赔率是2/1，7月胜算稍大一点。 　　July 29 -- the 30th anniversary of the spectacular wedding of his parents -- is another hot favorite, while the Daily Mail newspaper said royal aides had made discreet?overtures to Westminster Abbey about the possibility of August 12 or 13.　　7月29日也是一个热门下注日期，这天是威廉父母举行盛大婚礼的30周年纪念日。不过《每日邮